Title: Air Raid
Title Record # 41677
Author: John Varley
Date: 1977-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: John Varley
Date: 1977-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: Horribly sick and deformed inhabitants of an environmentally degraded future earth travel back to the current era to rescue victims of mass disasters just before their deaths to provide healthy human stock to keep the species alive.
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Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
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| 2 | 1978 Hugo | Best Short Story |
| Nomination | 1978 Nebula | Short Story |
| 3 | 1978 Locus | Best Short Fiction |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Holes & Bug-Eyed-Monsters | 1977-00-00 | ed. George H. Scithers | Dale Books | 0-89559-007-7 | $1.50?$: US dollar |
223 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Frank Kelly Freas |  |
| Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Spring 1977 | 1977-01-00 | ed. George H. Scithers | Davis Publications | $1.00?$: US dollar |
196 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | |
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| Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Sixth Annual Collection | 1977-07-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | E. P. Dutton | 0-525-06495-8 | $8.95?$: US dollar |
xxi+ 185 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Mark Rubin | |
| De beste SF verhalen van het jaar (1976) | 1978-00-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | Elsevier (Elsevier SF) | 90-10-02111-4 | 176 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Henk Stadman | |
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| Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Anthology, Volume 1 | 1978-00-00 | ed. uncredited | Davis Publications | $1.95?$: US dollar |
288 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
anth | |
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| Retrograde zomer | 1978-00-00 | John Varley | Meulenhoff (M=SF #138) | 90-290-0569-6 | 317 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Michael Whelan | |
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| Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Sixth Annual Collection | 1978-06-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | Ace Books | 0-441-05482-X | $1.95?$: US dollar |
xxvii+ 283 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | David Plourde | |
| The Persistence of Vision | 1978-07-00 | John Varley | The Dial Press/James Wade / SFBC | 3441 | $3.50?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 272 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jim Burns | |
| The Persistence of Vision | 1978-07-00 | John Varley | The Dial Press/James Wade (Quantum Science Fiction #4) | 0-8037-6866-4 | $9.95?$: US dollar |
xv+ 316 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jim Burns | |
| In the Hall of the Martian Kings | 1978-09-00 | John Varley | Sidgwick & Jackson | 0-283-98504-6 | £5.50?£: UK pound |
xvii+ 316 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| In the Hall of the Martian Kings | 1978-10-00 | John Varley | Orbit / Futura (Quantum Science Fiction) | 0-7088-8036-3 | £1.10?£: UK pound |
xv+ 316 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Tony Roberts (artist) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Masters of Science Fiction | 1978-12-00 | ed. George Scithers | Davis Publications | 0-8037-3697-5 | $8.95?$: US dollar |
288 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Paul Alexander | |
| Isaac Asimovs Science Fiction Magazin 2. Folge | 1979-03-00 |
ed.
Birgit Reß-Bohusch?Birgit Ress-Bohusch |
Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3636) | 3-453-30548-5 | DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
127 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Karel Thole | |
| Dans le palais des rois martiens | 1979-04-13 | John Varley | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #276) |
253 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll |
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
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| The Persistence of Vision | 1979-08-00 | John Varley | Dell (Quantum Science Fiction #4) | 0-440-17311-6 | $2.25?$: US dollar |
xv+ 316 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Jim Burns | |
| The Persistence of Vision | 1979-08-00 | John Varley | Dell (Quantum Science Fiction #4) | 0-440-17311-6 | C$2.25?C$: Canadian dollar |
xv+ 316 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Jim Burns | |
| Nebula Winners Thirteen | 1980-02-00 | ed. Samuel R. Delany | Harper & Row | 0-06-013786-X | $10.95?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 239 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| The Future I | 1981-01-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander | Fawcett Crest | 0-449-24366-4 | $2.50?$: US dollar |
381 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Richard Courtney | |
| Quantum Special 2 | 1981-03-00 | uncredited | Sidgwick & Jackson (Quantum Special #2) | 0-283-98585-2 | £8.95?£: UK pound |
414+ xvii+ 316 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||
| Voraussichten | 1981-05-00 | John Varley | Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #23381) | 3-442-23381-X | DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
126 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll |
Jürgen F. Rogner?Juergen F. Rogner
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| Nebula Winners Thirteen | 1981-08-00 | ed. Samuel R. Delany | Bantam Books | 0-553-14726-9 | $2.50?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 207 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Gary LaSasso | |
| Anthologie de la littérature de Science-Fiction | 1981-10-06 | ed. Jacques Sadoul | Editions Ramsay | 2-85956-231-1 | 670 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Tibor Csernus | ||
| Nova Science Fiction - 1 1982 | 1982-00-00 | ed. John-Henri Holmberg, Per W. Insulander | Laissez faire | 467-1 | skr 19.75?skr: Swedish krona (crown) |
100 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
mag | Michael Whelan | |
| From Here to Forever | 1982-11-00 | ed. James Gunn | Mentor / New American Library | 0-451-62136-0 / ME2136 | $4.95?$: US dollar |
531 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Richard Courtney | |
| En el salón de los reyes marcianos | 1984-00-00 | John Varley | Martínez Roca (Super Ficción (1ª época) #90) | 84-270-0863-5 | 173 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Salinas Blanch | ||
| The Persistence of Vision | 1984-11-00 | John Varley | Berkley Books | 0-425-07300-9 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
xv+ 288 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | James Warhola | |
| Dans le palais des rois martiens | 1986-04-00 | John Varley | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #276) |
2-207-30276-8 | 260 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll |
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
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| Science Fiction Masterpieces | 1986-10-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov | Galahad Books | 0-88365-713-9 | $9.98?$: US dollar |
633 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| Od dzisiaj do wiecznosci | 1988-00-00 | ed. James Gunn | Wydawnictwa "Alfa" | 83-7001-196-9 | 486 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Tadeusz Kobak | |
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| The Persistence of Vision | 1988-04-00 | John Varley | Ace Books | 0-441-66221-8 | $3.95?$: US dollar |
xv+ 288 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | James Warhola | |
| Time Travelers: From Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine | 1989-03-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | Ace Books | 0-441-80935-9 | $3.95?$: US dollar |
275 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Colin Hay | |
Anticipația CPSF 489?Anticipatia CPSF 489 |
1992-07-00 |
ed.
Viorica Podină?Viorica Podinah Viorica Podina |
Știință & Tehnică?Shtiintsa & Tehnicah |
Lei 25?Lei: Romanian leu |
32 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
mag | Marian Leonida | ||
| Von Lem bis Varley | 1993-00-00 | ed. James Gunn | Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #98) | 3-453-05798-8 | DM 14.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
335 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Ashley Pearce | |
| Strange Dreams | 1993-07-00 | ed. Stephen R. Donaldson | Bantam Spectra | 0-553-37103-7 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
xi+ 531 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Gervase Gallardo | |
| Strange Dreams | 1993-08-00 | ed. Stephen R. Donaldson | HarperCollins (UK) | 0-00-223956-6 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
xi+ 531 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Geoff Taylor | |
| Strange Dreams | 1994-03-00 | ed. Stephen R. Donaldson | HarperCollins (UK) | 0-00-648005-5 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
704 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Geoff Taylor | |
| Reel Future | 1994-08-00 | ed. Forrest J. Ackerman, Jean Stine | Barnes & Noble Books / SFBC | 03719 | $12.98?$: US dollar |
538 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| Strange Dreams | 1994-08-00 | ed. Stephen R. Donaldson | Bantam Spectra / SFBC | 03708 | $11.98?$: US dollar |
xi+ 531 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Gervase Gallardo | |
| Reel Future | 1994-09-00 | ed. Forrest J. Ackerman, Jean Stine | Barnes & Noble Books | 1-56619-450-4 | $9.98?$: US dollar |
xxii+ 538 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| From Here to Forever | 1997-01-00 | ed. James Gunn | Borealis / White Wolf Publishing | 1-56504-822-9 / WW 11090 | $14.99?$: US dollar |
601 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | |
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| Timegates | 1997-03-00 | ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois | Ace Books | 0-441-00428-8 | $5.99?$: US dollar |
[9]+ 244 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Jean-François Podevin | |
| The Reel Stuff | 1998-09-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Brian Thomsen | DAW Books | 0-88677-817-4 | $5.99?$: US dollar |
383 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Les Edwards | |
| Persistance de la vision | 2000-09-14 | John Varley | Denoël?Denoel (Folio SF #17) |
2-07-041592-9 | 510 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Ellen Martorelli | ||
| From Here to Forever | 2003-05-00 | ed. James Gunn | Scarecrow Press | 0-8108-4670-5 | $39.50?$: US dollar |
xxix+ 527 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | |
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| Cyberfilms | 2004-03-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Brian Thomsen | ibooks | 0-7434-8743-5 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
ix+ 368 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Dave Seeley | |
| The John Varley Reader | 2004-09-00 | John Varley | Ace Books | 0-441-01195-0 | $16.00?$: US dollar |
ix+ 532 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Ian McKinnell , Ralph Mercer | |
| The John Varley Reader | 2004-10-00 | John Varley | Ace Books / SFBC | 0-7394-4671-1 / 1173161 | $12.99?$: US dollar |
532 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Ian McKinnell , Ralph Mercer | |
| Novel Ideas—Science Fiction | 2006-04-00 | ed. Brian M. Thomsen | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #1361) | 0-7564-0353-7 | $7.50?$: US dollar |
321 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | |
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| Asimov's Science Fiction: 30th Anniversary Anthology | 2007-07-00 | ed. Sheila Williams | Tachyon Publications | 978-1-892391-47-6 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
349 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Michael Whelan | |
| The Reel Stuff | 2008-06-03 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Brian Thomsen | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #1098) | 978-0-7564-0522-9 | $15.00?$: US dollar |
viii+ 456 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | ||
| The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction | 2010-08-01 | ed. Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, Jr., Arthur B. Evans, Joan Gordon, Veronica Hollinger, Rob Latham, Carol McGuirk | Wesleyan University Press | 978-0-8195-6954-7 | $85.00?$: US dollar |
688 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction | 2010-08-01 | ed. Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, Jr., Arthur B. Evans, Joan Gordon, Veronica Hollinger, Rob Latham, Carol McGuirk | Wesleyan University Press | 978-0-8195-6955-4 | $39.95?$: US dollar |
xviii+ 767 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Georges Méliès | |
| Timegates | 2013-07-15 | ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois | Baen | 978-1-62579-154-2 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
| Flight or Fright | 2018-09-04 | ed. Stephen King, Bev Vincent | Hodder & Stoughton | 978-1-4736-9156-8 | £20.00?£: UK pound |
332 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Flight or Fright | 2018-09-04 | ed. Stephen King, Bev Vincent | Cemetery Dance Publications | 978-1-58767-680-2 | $9.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | François Vaillancourt | |
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| Flight or Fright | 2018-09-04 | ed. Stephen King, Bev Vincent | Cemetery Dance Publications | 978-1-58767-679-6 | $27.95?$: US dollar |
332 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | François Vaillancourt | |
| Flight or Fright | 2019-06-04 | ed. Stephen King, Bev Vincent | Scribner | 978-1-982109-00-4 | $17.00?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 333 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | David Litman | |
| Flight or Fright | 2019-06-04 | ed. Stephen King, Bev Vincent | Hodder Paperbacks | 978-1-4736-9158-2 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
336 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | ||
| Flug und Angst | 2019-07-00 | ed. Stephen King, Bev Vincent | Heyne | 978-3-453-43980-1 | €10.99?€: Euro |
447 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Hauptmann & Kompanie Werbeagentur | |
| Flight or Fright | 2019-07-24 | ed. Stephen King, Bev Vincent | Thorndike Press | 978-1-4328-6666-2 | $35.99?$: US dollar |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| The John Varley Reader | 2020-09-22 | John Varley | Open Road Integrated Media | 978-1-5040-6341-8 | $11.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |
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| The John Varley Reader | date unknown | John Varley | Ace Books | 978-1-4406-2512-1 | $20.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Ian McKinnell , Ralph Mercer |